Monthly Archives: June 2015

I get a lot of questions about the process I went through when I wrote my first novel, In the Valley of Lost Souls. To tell you the truth, it’s not what I expected. The process was organic, and I didn’t use an outline. It was important that I had burning questions that I needed to explore, since they’re what drove my writing. My ability to write began in school, then developed more while working in offices and volunteering for various community and…..

I wanted to get this post published right away, since it’s still fairly early in the gardening season. The video series I’m about to share with you can directly affect local food security and provide people with a viable business. In my novel, the main characters become SPIN farmers. SPIN (Small Plot INtensive) farming is something I have experience with, and I can’t say enough good things about it. Here’s how it works: people garden the backyards of land owners, sell the…..

Hello, and thank you so much for checking out the In the Valley of Lost Souls website. Whether you’ve already read my novel or are thinking about reading it, I imagine you’re curious about what motivated me to write it. In the Valley of Lost Souls was inspired by my concern for people who are struggling with tough economic times, and for the state of our environment. It gave me a chance to explore the need to heal our ailing…..